A Japan Airlines aircraft nearly tried to take off from a taxiway at Singapore’s Changi Airport on July 12 as pilots mistakenly thought the Boeing 767 jet was on a runway, an act that could have led to a crash with other planes, JAL said Tuesday. (Japan Times)

The Japanese government is set to put forward the island of Okinoshima in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, and related ancient sites in the region for UNESCO World Heritage listing in 2017. (Jiji Press)

The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry decided Monday to launch in fiscal 2016 a certification program to make cycle roads more attractive for trips around the country. (The Japan News)

About 200 vendors and wholesalers turned out at Tokyo’s Tsukiji market on the morning of July 27 for the unveiling of a board showing the countdown to the market’s relocation in the Toyosu waterfront in Koto Ward. (Asahi)

Typhoon Halola remained on a west-northwest track, as it has for most of the week. Its latest forecast track edges it slightly away from Okinawa and the southeastern Korean peninsula and a tad closer to Sasebo Naval Base and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in southwestern Japan, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. (stripes.com)